Book store chain drops possessive apostrophe

British book chain Waterstone’s Waterstones has dropped the apostrophe from its name, despite the fact that the company was started by someone with the last name Waterstone. The company has decided that keeping the apostrophe in the name is no longer practical in the age of digital communication.

End of an error: Why it’s OK to follow Waterstone’s and ditch the apostrophe

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